Background
Carneal, James William was born on September 22, 1918 in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Tell and Jeanette (Throgmorton) Carneal.
natural gas corporation executive
Carneal, James William was born on September 22, 1918 in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. Son of William Tell and Jeanette (Throgmorton) Carneal.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Education, Murray State University, 1940. Postgraduate, University Kentucky, 1948. Postgraduate, Columbia University, 1961.
Teacher agriculture, Hodgenville (Kentucky) Board Education, 1947-1948; agriculture supervisor, VA, Louisville, 1948-1949; with, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, Owensboro, Kentucky, 1949-1985; chief conservationist, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1949-1953; manager company housing, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1951-1953; assistant superintendent pipeline, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1953-1955; industrial representative, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1955-1956; assistant director sales and customer relations, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1956-1958; director sales and customer relations, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1958-1959; assistant to vice president, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1959-1963; vice president, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1963-1979; senior vice president public affairs, Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 1979-1985.
City commissioner, Owensboro, 1964-1965, 1967-1969. Member executive board Audubon council Boy Scouts American, since 1960. Chairman, board directors Wendell Foster Center, since 1957.
Vice chairman board regents Murray State University, since 1975. Chairman board trustees Murray State University Foundation, since 1988. Member of Owensboro Country, Campbell, Masons.
Married Mary Thrawley, June 22, 1956. Children– James William, Junior, Robert Eugene.